Bruce
and List
All of the narrow body cars were clasified as streamliners in the thirties.
And someone in northern calif. claims to have it in their collection. I
think he's a friend of Costello's.
Glen
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From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
To: <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: EARLY STU HILBORN LAKES CAR
> List : There has been mention here recently of the whereabouts of
> the old Stuart Hilborn car ..... and it has been called a liner . There
may
> have been a streamliner that Mr.Hilborn owned and ran ..... but I am not
> aware of this car . There was, however, a narrow little open wheel
lakester
> with an early flathead in it, and a stock appearing wheelbase, in an early
> issue of Hot Rod Magazine, when the covers were still in black and white .
> Is this the missing racer we are talking about here ?
> It would be a shame if this historic speedster was hidden away in
> some garage or shed somewhere, with no plans in sight for a restoration
> or even some " as is " appearances at some of the better known large
> west coast shows or hot rod reunions . It is a true one of a kind racecar,
> and I hope someone on this list might be able to ferret out some info
> on where it could possibly be nowadays . Another piece of early dry
> lakes history ..... let' s hope we might see it again before too much
> more time goes by ......
>
> Bruce where the snow is melting a little bit
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